Was a droid uploading into the Millennium Falcon Navi-Computer inspired by the old Han Solo novels?

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In Solo: A Star Wars Story we see

Now, I understand that this links to what C-3P0 says in the Empire Strikes Back:

"Sir, I don't know where your ship learned to communicate, but it has the most peculiar dialect."

But I also remember in the original Solo books, Han Solo at Stars End, Han Solo's Revenge and Han Solo and the Lost Legacy, that Han refuses to get the Falcon Navi-computer wiped or rewritten and even dislikes Blue Max interfacing with it. Is this also an inspiration for this scene?
I realise that the Legends series is not canon but Disney and the writers of the Disney Star Wars universe have shown a willingness to lift ideas from the Legends series.

user35971 · Answer

It is possible, though not likely.

There are differences too. Blue Max was a slicer. L3-37 was a pilot. More importantly, Blue Max and Bollux survived their adventures with Solo.

There was also a droid that worked with Lando in Legends, temporarily. The only difference-a minor one- was it was an extra-galactic droid. This droid was called Vuffi Raa, and it was Lando's navigator. Vuffi Raa was the most likely inspiration for L3-37, though it returned home instead of being destroyed.

Was a droid uploading into the Millennium Falcon Navi-Computer inspired by the old Han Solo novels?

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